Seminar on

Material Management
on Construction Site
Under Guidance of
Prof. R.R. Wankhade

By, Ronak D. Jain

P.G Department
Construction Engineering and
Management
Introduction
Organization of Materials
Objectives of Material Management
Functions of Material Management
Role of Material Manager
Some Prevalent Practices of Material
Management
 Introduction

What do you mean by the

term “Material”?
 Introduction
Material is the central item & activity of any organization.

An Organization exists & works for material.

The main purpose of any organization is to make profit

The International Materials Management Society takes a

lead role in looking after activities in this field.
 Organization of Materials
Information Material Planning
System

Maintenance & Purchase &

Repairs Procurement
Material
Management

Inspection &Quality
Issue Procedure
Control

Inventory
Storage
Control
Objectives of Material Management
Purchase Material at Low rates.

Keep the department expenses low.

Development of good suppliers & maintain good relations.

Development of good records.

Participating in development of new materials & products.

Economic Make or Buy.

Objectives of Material Management
Standardization.

Product Improvement.

Interdepartmental Relations.

Regulating Inventory.

Effects of Business Changes.

Balancing & Achieving the Objectives.

 Functions of Materials Management
Calculating
Facilities Ordering of
Make or Buy. Quantities for
Procurement. Material.
Scheduling.

Distribution of Inventory
Codification Safety Margin.
Material. Control Activity.

Material Using Standard Supplier

Cost Estimates.
Movement. Components. Development.

Guiding Design Introducing New

Decisions. Materials.
 Role of Materials Manager
Must understand the inventory process exerting continuous pressure to
keep stocks down.

Gets the job done through a process of evaluation, gradually assuming

responsibility for all phases of materials management.

Three of the most important functions of materials manager:

• Purchase of materials.
• Material movement.
• Storage of materials.
 Role of Materials Manager

He should be effective in his work.

A successful manager should achieve inventory

control & supply material for manufacturing.

Production control is also important

Some Prevalent
Practices of
Material
Management
Type A
Award Contract to
Estimate Ask for Quotations
Supplier

Inspect Delivering Procuring

Store Consume Return Surplus

 Type B
Fine Tune
Estimate Bid Won
Estimate

Submittals Award Contract Contact Suppliers

Purchase Material Delivery Consume

 Type C
Fine Tune
Estimate Bid Won
Estimate

Submittals Award Contract Contact Suppliers

Purchase Material Delivery Consume

 Conclusions
• There should be a centralised material management team co-
ordination between the site and the organization.
• Proper control, tracking and monitoring of the system is required.
• Awareness and accountability should be created within the
organization.
• Firms employing proper material management system are seen to
have increased their overall efficiency by 35%.
• The wastage of materials should also be minimised during
construction in order to avoid loss of profit for construction
companies.
• Poor handling of construction materials affects the overall
performance of construction projects in terms of time, budget
(cost), quality and productivity.
References